Wednesday 16 October 2024

Elegant Reindeer

This 'Elegant Reindeer' die was a cover gift with a magazine many years ago and is still one of my favourite Christmas dies and a great way to use tiny snippets.

To make this card I used:
     5.5" x 4.25" white matt card blank
     Creative Dies 'Elegant Reindeer, Creative Expressions 'Festive Collection - Season's Greetings' and My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics' dies
     Snippets of brown pearlescent card, red pearlescent card, blue patterned paper and white paper

I attached the blue patterned paper to a snippet of white paper to make it a bit thicker for die cutting.  I die cut the stitched rectangle, layered the panel onto brown pearlescent card and attached it to the card blank.  I die cut the reindeer from a snippet of brown card and attached him to the lower corner.  I die cut the sentiment, bow and swirl from red pearlescent card.  The sentiment was attached to the top of the card, the bow to the reindeer's neck and the swirl inlaid into his body.

I am entering the following challenges:
     ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Unusual Colours
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Colourful Christmas
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 491


Kath x

9 comments:

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful card Kath.
Carol x

Gail L said...

Very nice Christmas card!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts!

Ellibelle said...

A wonderful design and I agree the die is beautiful, I can see why it's a favorite one of your dies. Thanks so much for sharing at Allsorts challenge!

brenda said...

The Reindeer is very suitably names Kath, a lovely seasonal card, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.

B x

Pat said...

This is a very pretty card Kath and I love this reindeer with the swirly antlers and the added red bow and flourish within his body look great, and finished with a lovely die cut sentiment in red to match, and the blue paper could be a starry sky or falling snow I think. x

The Crafty Den said...

A beautiful card Kath. The reindeer die cut is gorgeous and I love the snowy background. Thanks for sharing with us at Krafty Chicks challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

Di said...

A really lovely Christmas card Kath! Beautifully made - loving the starry or snowy (or both) background. There's real movement of the reindeer - and what a splendid chap he is. Super touches with the inset flouris and the bow in red - as always, a total joy.
Hugs
Di xx

Dotty Jo said...

What a beauty, Kath - I love how you used our colours. Thanks for playing at Christmas Kickstart with Faith and me, Jo x

Sarn said...

Super festive make with the leaping reindeer and lovely background.

Thanks for entering a piece of homework to the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse later - after a round of conkers! xxx